English, 17th/18th century, with wriggled decoration including arms of Stuart, Order of the Garter motto "HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE", and owner's initials "B/RH", 1-1/2 x 18-1/4 x 18-1/4 in.
Provenance: Hollis E. Brodrick of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, August 2013; Tonnesen Collection, New Hampshire
Note: According to consignor notes, this charger allegedly belongs to a "highly important group of fewer than twenty large dishes made to celebrate the marriage of Charles II to Catherine of Braganza in 1662."
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Hollis E. Brodrick of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, August 2013; Tonnesen Collection, New Hampshire
discoloration, pitting, dents, crack
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